Early Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Increased Risk of Autism
Researchers say pregnant women and babies must be protected against exposures to pesticides, including glyphosate herbicides At-a-glance Exposure to common agricultural pesticides before birth and in the first year of life is associated with an increased risk of...
Rat Feeding Study Suggests the Impossible Burger May Not Be Safe to Eat
Rats fed the genetically modified yeast-derived protein soy leghemoglobin – the burger’s key ingredient – developed unexplained changes in weight gain and signs of toxicity. Report by Claire Robinson and Michael Antoniou, PhD At-a-glance The Impossible Burger is a...
Childhood Leukemia, the Microbiome, and Glyphosate: A Doctor’s Perspective
Gut bacteria play a role in whether our children will develop leukemia – and there may be a link with glyphosate and GM crops, writes Michelle Perro, MD At-a-glance Childhood leukemia is on the rise Exposure to pesticides is known to increase the risk of childhood...
We Can Turn Children’s Health Around
Children’s health is in crisis. But breakthroughs in our understanding of the importance of gut health can help reverse even serious disease, writes Michelle Perro, MDAt-a-glance 1 in 2 American children has a chronic disease. These disorders include, but not limited...
Pesticides in Foods Can Harm Human Fertility
New study findings suggest that women who are trying to conceive should eat organic food, writes Myrto Ashe, M.D. At-a-glance A study published last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that pesticide residues in food may account for a...
Parental Alert: John D. Rockefeller used homeopathy himself, however, made every attempt to ban it for everyone else. Practitioners fought back, and it still holds a place amongst the natural medicines sought by families.